#8E2BAA#8E2BAA

#8E2BAA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.200 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BAA
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 170)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 74.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 58.76, -48.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 75.90, 320.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% 0.1481 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.2 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2739, 10.3817, 39.0110)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BAA #47AA2B

analogous

#4F2BAA #8E2BAA #AA2B87

triadic

#8E2BAA #AA8E2B #2BAA8E

tetradic

#8E2BAA #AA4F2B #47AA2B #2B87AA

square

#8E2BAA #AA4F2B #47AA2B #2B87AA

split-complementary

#8E2BAA #87AA2B #2BAA4F

monochromatic

#3C1248 #651F79 #8E2BAA #B043CF #C574DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8E2BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E2BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BAA

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BAA	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.200 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc4',
    500: '#8e2baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2baa;
$custom-light: #b36fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.772,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49601,
    "c": 0.20045,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BAA

secondary

#80C36E

accent

#E34568

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BAA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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